21世纪大学英语读写教程（第一册）

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业专心-专注-专业精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业Unit 4Text A = 2 * ROMAN II.The washwoman was already past seventy when she started washing for the narrators family.She was a small woman, old. Wrinkled and thin.This washwoman possessed a strength that came from generations of peasant

2、forebears.She usually put the bundle of laundry on her narrow shoulders and carried it the long way home.But most Jewish women of her age were sickly and weak.They had bent backs and leaned on sticks when they walked.The sentence means that the narrators mother was very much pleased with the wash th

3、e old woman did.The washwoman was considered a real find because she did the wash better than other washwomen,but charged no more than the others.Laundering was not an easy job for the old woman in those days because the old woman had no running water where she lived but had to bring in water from a

4、 pump,and the drying could not be done outside for thieves would steal the laundry,so it had to be carried up to the attic and hung on clotheslines.The old woman had to endure much hardship each time she did a wash.Because there was in her a certain pride and love of labor and she didnt want to beco

5、me a burden on anyone.The washwoman was treated badly by her son,who was rich but ashamed of his mother.He never came to see his mother,nor did he give her money.When he got married,he did not even invite his mother to his wedding. The old woman still loved her son .She didnt ask him for anything,no

6、r did she care what he did.On her sons wedding day,though not invited,she went to the church and waited at the steps to see him lead the bride to the altar.Because the narrators family needed the laundry,and they did not even know the womans address.It seemed to them that they would never see their

7、things again.The family mourned for the old woman bucause she had grown close to them through the years she had served them so faithfully.The washwoman had been very ill for about two months.In fact,she had been so sick that the doctor had went for a priest.Her illness made her unable to bring back

8、the wash in time.When the old woman came back two months later ,Mother was very much surprised.She uttered a half-choked cry ,as though a corpse had enterd the room.Mother reacted that way because she had never thought of seeing the old woman again.For two months she believed the wahwoman had alread

9、y died.The old woman meant that she could not rest easy in her bed because of the wash.She had been driven by a strong will to return the property to its owners,to fulfill the task she had undertaken. = 4 * ROMAN IV.1.endure 2.accumulated 3.somewhat 4.rmed 6.wrinkled 7.collapsing 8.mou

10、rning9.contributed 10.possesses 11.recovered 12.trembled13.fullfill 14.drove 15.stagger 16.uttered = 5 * ROMAN V.1.because of 2.be blessed with 3.as well as 4.spoke of5.a good deal of 6.at most 7.stand on its feet 8.be ashmed of9.fulfill 10.leaning on = 6 * ROMAN VI.a bearded young man three colored

11、 picturesa flowerd lawna gifted pianistan old lady with a wrinkled facea home for the ageda cultured college studentan experienced drivera skilled engineera spirited discussion = 7 * ROMAN VII.1.shameless 2.cheerful 3.endless 4.windless 5.fearless6.countless 7.meaningful 8.colorful 9.delightful 10.t

12、houghtful = 8 * ROMAN VIII.bookstore toothpaste newapaper spaceshipheadache marketplace honeymoon sonwstormeyesight lifeboat heartbeat moonlighthandbook airport salesaman headquarters = 9 * ROMAN IX.Nor did he give me any explanation.Nor did he feel ashmed for that.Nor do I think it necessary to do

13、so.Nor will he invite his relatives and friends.Nor did we know his phone number.Nor did she enter the home for the aged. = 10 * ROMAN X.Extremely hot as it is ,the workers are still working on the construction site.Big and strong as he is ,he is afraid of hard work.Freezing cold as it was ,Father w

14、ent out hunting with his dog.Slow as it was ,the boat offered its passengers very good service.Excited as we were at the news,we tried to keep ourselves calm.Brave as he was ,Jimmy trembled at the sight of a snake. = 11 * ROMAN XI.1.could have got 2.could have asked 3.could have been4.could have ful

15、filled 5.could have got 6.could have become = 12 * ROMAN XII.wrinkles laundry still after otherdid charged would burden fellworried bundle how property let = 13 * ROMAN XIII.Sickly and weak as Grandma is,she has taken on all the housework in the family.The recording company had never been so pleased

16、 with any singer.For them,Stevie Wonder was a real find.They had no running water where they lived.Nor did they have any conveniences of life such as gas and electricity.Six years passed,then seven and eight,and nothing was heard of that French artist.It seemd certain that he had left the country fo

17、r only God knows where.He was very ill that summer ,but as soon as he left better in the fall,he resumed his writing and finished his last novel in two months.Driven by a strong will,Alex finally fulfilled the task he had undertaken.With the help of the doctor and the nurses,the patient recovered qu

18、ickly and in a few weeks was able to stand on his feet once more.It was really sad to watch the old mans wrinkled face,which spoke of all that he had borne/endured in his life. = 14 * ROMAN XIV.She was small ,old,and wrinkled. 2)But this washwoman,small and thin as she was , . 3)She would then lift

19、the bundle ,put it on her narrow shoulders, . 4)Her fingernails were strangely while. 5)Under the bundle tottered the old woman,her face as white as a linen sheet. 6)She was even thiner now,more bent. 7)She could not utter a clear word,but mumbled something with her sunken mouth and pale lips.2.1)th

20、ere was no running water where she lived 2)thieves would steal the laundry 3)carried up to the attic and hung on clotheslines3.1)She was the best washwoman Mother ever had,yet she charged no more than the others. 2)She didnt beg at the church door or enter a home for the aged because she didnt want

21、to be a burden on anyone. 3)Though her rich son was ashamed of her and never came to see her or gave her money,she told about him without bitterness.4)Though her son didnt invite her to his wedding,she went to the church and waited at the steps to see her son lead the bride to the altar.5)Though she

22、 was seriously ill,she couldnt rest easy in her bed .As soon as she was better ,she resumed her work and returned the wash to its owners. = 15 * ROMAN XV.My grandfather is a strong man.He worked for many years in a steel factory and has thick arms and powerful shoulders.When we were little children,we used to climb on him and hang from his arms.But my grandfather is also a kind